James Ellison is listed as an executive officer on 10 SEC Form D filings by 7 issuers between May 2022 and May 2026. Largest by amount reported sold: Innovation Credit Growth Fund IX, L.P. (Menlo Park, CA — pooled investment fund — 2022; $617M reported sold to 58 investors), Arizona Innovation Credit Fund, L.P. (Menlo Park, CA — pooled investment fund — 2022–2025; $306M reported sold to 1 investors), Innovation Credit Growth Fund X, LP (Menlo Park, CA — pooled investment fund — 2022–2026), Innovation Credit Growth Fund X-B, L.P. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2026), Innovation Credit Income II Splitter, L.P. (Menlo Park, CA — pooled investment fund — 2023) and 2 more (all listed below).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 7 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 4 years. Across those companies the filings report $923M sold in total.
Listed alongside Andrew Olson (7 shared filings), Craig Caukin (7 shared filings), Peter Scott (7 shared filings), Ryan Grammer (7 shared filings), SVB Financial Group (7 shared filings, management entity) and 10 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around James. Each name links to their own page.
All 7 issuers belong to the sponsor group Innovation (14 issuers, $1.35B reported sold, 2021–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Innovation has 14 companies on file and $1.35B reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 3 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 3 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.
We compared 10 public filings for James Ellison and found 4 differences: Form D filed 18 days after the first sale; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; and more below.
What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.